Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the invasive growth of the larval stages of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Echinococcus alveolaris), which leads to cystic alterations of parenchymatous organs, especially the liver. Canine AE is a consequence of ...
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Haninger, T.; Basso, W. U.; Fuehrer, H. P.; Geyer, A.; Gumpenberger, M.; Hittmair, K.; Joachim, A.; Lederer, K. A.; Ludewig, E.; Degasperi, B.
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Österreichische Gesellschaft der Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte (ÖGT), Vienna, Austria
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Wiener Tierärztliche Monatsschrift, 2022, 109, Artikel 2,
Albendazole is a widely used anthelmintic drug that is labeled for the treatment of specific nematodes and flukes in ruminants. Albendazole is approved for the treatment of liver flukes in goats (10 mg/kg PO for a single dose), but is commonly used extra-label in situations in which parasite...
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Harm, T. A.; Radke, S. L.; Burns, L. E.; Schrunk, D. E.
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Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
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Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2022, 34, 6, pp 1015-1019
The investigation was designed to compare the therapeutic efficacy different drugs against Dipylidium caninum infection in dog. Twenty five dogs positive for Dipylidium caninum infections were randomly divided in five groups having five dogs each. The dogs of group II, III, IV and V were treated...
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Mehra, H.; Bhatt, P.; Shukla, S. K.; Shekhar, S.; Satish Kumar
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Veterinary Practitioner, c/o Dr. A. K. Gahlot, Bikaner, India
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Veterinary Practitioner, 2018, 19, 1, pp 95-97
Background: A national control program for echinococcosis has been in effect since 2005 in China. This program has applied a comprehensive strategy, and good control results have been achieved. Human echinococcosis prevalence rate decrease from 1.08% in 2004 to 0.24% in 2012. The objective of this...
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Yu Qing; Xiao Ning; Han Shuai; Tian Tian; Zhou XiaoNong
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020, 9, 137, pp (02 October 2020)
Background: Larva migrans syndrome is a food-borne parasitic disease in humans, caused by accidental ingestion of eggs or larvae of ascarid nematodes, namely, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, or Ascaris suum, the roundworms commonly found in the intestines of dogs, cats and pigs respectively. When a...
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Hombu, A.; Yoshida, A.; Kikuchi, T.; Nagayasu, E.; Kuroki, M.; Maruyama, H.
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Elsevier Taiwan LLC, Taipei, Taiwan
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2019, 52, 1, pp 100-105
Background: The local distribution of helminths in dogs and cats and the evaluation of risk of contamination represent an important challenge for veterinarians due to their effects on animal health and their potential zoonotic risk. The overall goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of...
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Bourgoin, G.; Callait-Cardinal, M. P.; Bouhsira, E.; Polack, B.; Bourdeau, P.; Ariza, C. R.; Carassou, L.; Lienard, E.; Drake, J.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
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Parasites and Vectors, 2022, 15, 314, pp (06 September 2022)
Ancylostoma caninum is the most prevalent nematode parasite of dogs. We confirmed multiple-drug resistance (MDR) in several A. caninum isolates to all anthelmintic drug classes approved for the treatment of hookworms in dogs in the USA. Cases of MDR hookworms appear to be highly overrepresented in...
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Castro, P. D. J.; Venkatesan, A.; Redman, E.; Chen, R.; Malatesta, A.; Huff, H.; Salazar, D. A. Z.; Avramenko, R.; Gilleard, J. S.; Kaplan, R. M.
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Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
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International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2021, 17, pp 107-117
Olea africana is used by some indigenous communities in Kenya to control gastrointestinal worms in animals. Plant-based anthelmintics are gaining popularity globally in the control of gastrointestinal worms in animals. The egg hatch inhibition assay was used to assess the in vitro anthelmintic...
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Orengo, K. O.; Mbaria, J. M.; Ndichu, M.; Jafred, K.; Okumu, M. O.
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Hindawi, London, UK
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Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022, 2022, 5224527,
Background: We determined the occurrence frequency of Clinical signs, subclinical characteristics on positive anti-IgG Toxocara ELISA cases, and clinical response results after 1 month of albendazole-specific treatment. Methods: A number of 103 clinically treated patients were studied between 2018...
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Huong Nguyen Thu; Thang Dao Van; Van Nguyen Thi Anh; Tho Tran Huy; Tuyen Nguyen Trung; Nam le Van; Binh do Nhu
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Centre for Electronic Resources Provision and Journal Improvement, Tehran, Iran
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Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022, 17, 1, pp 1-9
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. Chemotherapy for AE involves albendazole (ABZ), which has shown insufficient efficacy. More effective chemotherapy for AE is needed. Previously, we have demonstrated that atovaquone (ATV), an antimalarial,...
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Enkai, S.; Kouguchi, H.; Inaoka, D. K.; Irie, T.; Yagi, K.; Kita, K.
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Springer-Verlag GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021, 40, 9, pp 1815-1820